September 7, 1997 St. Louis Cardinals at Colorado Rockies Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 11
MIL 2 CLE 5
CHW 2 ANA 5
@DET 4
(15) OAK 9
@KCR 4 MIN 9
SEA 6 NYY 10
BAL 3 TOR 4
TEX 0 NYM 9
@CHC 2 CIN 6
PIT 3 COL 7
STL 4 LAD 9
FLA 5 PHI 2
@MON 1 ATL 4
@SDP 0 SFG 5
HOU 1

Standings at end of play this day

Coors Field, Attendance: 48,011

Sunday, September 7, 1997, 1:07
Time of Game: 2:56

Cardinals

66-77

Lost 2

3rd, 6 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       1  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  2    4  6  1
Rockies         1  0  0   0  0  1   0  5  X    7 12  2

W: P Astacio (10-9), L: M Petkovsek (4-6)

Rockies

73-71

Won 2

3rd, 8½ GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Clayton SS                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .259  .690   14    1   4   
J Berblinger 2B               3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    9    2   2   
  W McGee PH-RF               1   0   0   0    1   0  .308  .803   11    0   0   
M McGwire 1B                  5   1   2   1    0   1  .276 1.035   14    8   0   HR
R Lankford CF                 3   1   1   1    1   0  .304  .996   14    3   0   HR
P Plantier RF                 2   0   0   0    1   1  .270  .836   12    0   0   
  D DeShields 2B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .790    2    1   1   
R Gant LF                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .234  .712   18    3   0   
M Difelice C                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .236  .620   15    6   1   
  S Livingstone PH            1   1   1   0    0   0  .172  .406    1    0   0   2B
D Bell 3B                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .277  .727    9    0   2   GDP
  T Lampkin PH                0   0   0   1    0   0  .239  .718    3    0   0   SF
A Benes P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .218  .501   10    0   0   HBP
  M Petkovsek P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .282         0   1   
  B Raggio P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Bautista P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Young PH                  1   0   0   1    0   0  .258  .686    5    0   0   
Totals                       32   4   6   4    5   5              137   24  11

BATTING

2B: S Livingstone (2, off J Dipoto).

HR: R Lankford (26, off P Astacio; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line); M McGwire (48, off P Astacio; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

SF: T Lampkin (2, off J Dipoto).

HBP: A Benes (1, by P Astacio).

TB: M McGwire 5; R Lankford 4; S Livingstone 2; R Clayton; R Gant.

GIDP: D Bell (2).

RBI: M McGwire (108); D Young (29); T Lampkin (22); R Lankford (87).

2-out RBI: M McGwire; R Lankford.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Clayton-J Berblinger-M McGwire; D DeShields-R Clayton-M McGwire.

E: M Difelice (4).

Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Weiss SS                    2   1   1   0    1   0  .276  .769   12    2   4   SB,SH
E Burks CF-LF                 4   2   2   2    0   0  .281  .929   22    1   0   3B,2B
T Helton RF                   4   0   2   2    0   1  .328  .989   16    0   0   CS
  L Walker PR-RF              0   1   0   0    0   0  .375 1.179         0   0   
A Galarraga 1B                4   1   2   0    0   1  .318  .966   25   15   1   
D Bichette LF                 4   1   2   1    0   1  .315  .861   13    1   0   2B,SB,GDP
  J Dipoto P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250         0   1   
V Castilla 3B                 3   0   1   1    0   1  .304  .915   18    1   2   SF
J Reed C                      3   0   1   1    1   0  .318  .945   27    5   0   
N Perez 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .296  .806   17    2   6   GDP
P Astacio P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .271    7    0   3   
  Q McCracken PH-CF           1   1   1   0    0   0  .284  .724    3    0   0   
Totals                       31   7  12   7    2   6              160   27  17

BATTING

2B: D Bichette (29, off B Raggio); E Burks (16, off M Petkovsek).

3B: E Burks (2, off A Benes).

SF: V Castilla (3, off B Raggio).

SH: W Weiss (5, off M Petkovsek).

TB: E Burks 5; D Bichette 3; A Galarraga 2; T Helton 2; J Reed; V Castilla; W Weiss; Q McCracken.

GIDP: N Perez (3); D Bichette (13).

RBI: T Helton 2 (10); E Burks 2 (70); V Castilla (102); J Reed (41); D Bichette (106).

2-out RBI: J Reed.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 5 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Weiss-N Perez-A Galarraga.

E: P Astacio (1); E Burks (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: W Weiss (5, 2nd base off A Benes/M Difelice); D Bichette (6, 2nd base off A Benes/M Difelice).

CS: T Helton (1, 2nd base by A Benes/M Difelice).

PITCHING

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Benes                        6     5   2   1    1   5   0   3.10   22  100-62   35·14·13    7· 5· 4· 0     60    -     1.12   0.15
M Petkovsek, L (4-6)           1.1   4   3   3    1   1   0   5.14    8   29-19   13· 0· 6    3· 1· 2· 0          0-0    1.93  -0.21
B Raggio                       0.1   3   2   2    0   0   0   8.69    4   13-7     6· 0· 1    1· 2· 1· 0          1-1    0.31  -0.06
J Bautista                     0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   6.45    1    7-4     4· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         8    12   7   6    2   6   0          35  149-92   58·14·20   12· 8· 7· 0          2-1

Colorado Rockies              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Astacio, W (10-9)            8     3   2   2    4   5   2   4.01   32  106-60   37· 6·17   14· 5· 3· 0     69    -     1.45   0.37
J Dipoto                       1     3   2   2    1   0   0   4.31    7   28-15    9· 1· 5    3· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.54   0.01
Totals                         9     6   4   4    5   5   2          39  134-75   46· 7·22   17· 6· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: P Astacio (8; A Benes).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Barron, 1B - Ron Barnes, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Steve Rippley.

Time of Game: 2:56.

Attendance: 48,011.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 79° F, Wind 5mph out to Centerfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Colorado Rockies                     
1. R Clayton            SS    1. W Weiss              SS 
2. J Berblinger         2B    2. E Burks              CF 
3. M McGwire            1B    3. T Helton             RF 
4. R Lankford           CF    4. A Galarraga          1B 
5. P Plantier           RF    5. D Bichette           LF 
6. R Gant               LF    6. V Castilla           3B 
7. M Difelice           C     7. J Reed               C  
8. D Bell               3B    8. N Perez              2B 
9. A Benes              P     9. P Astacio            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  2-2  -2-  5   21%  87% E Burks         M Petkovsek     Double to CF (Fly Ball); McCracken Scores
   t 6   2  1-1  ---  3  -15%  41% R Lankford      P Astacio       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   b 7   1  2-2  12-  2  -15%  50% N Perez         M Petkovsek     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 7   2  2-2  123  1   12%  60% W McGee         P Astacio       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   t 7   1  2-2  123  1   12%  47% R Clayton       P Astacio       Lineout: SS

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Astacio facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  R Clayton       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  5   54%  J Berblinger    Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  2   45%  M McGwire       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  2   46%  R Lankford      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Rockies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-1, Andy Benes facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   44%  W Weiss         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  5   50%  E Burks         Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   R      --3  4   55%  T Helton        Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Burks Scores
   O      1--      51%  A Galarraga     Helton Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  6   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Rockies 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Pedro Astacio facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   46%  P Plantier      Walk
   O      1--  5   49%  R Gant          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Plantier to 2B
          -2-  5   46%  M Difelice      Walk
   OO     12-  2   56%  D Bell          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Rockies 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Tied 1-1, Andy Benes facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   59%  D Bichette      Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      61%  V Castilla      Bichette Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   57%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  9   54%  J Reed          Groundout: 2B-1B; Bichette to 3B
   O      --3  4   50%  N Perez         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Rockies 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Pedro Astacio facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   53%  A Benes         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   55%  R Clayton       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   56%  J Berblinger    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Rockies 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Tied 1-1, Andy Benes facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   53%  P Astacio       Flyball: CF
          ---  1   56%  W Weiss         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   53%  E Burks         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      1--  8   50%  T Helton        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Rockies 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Pedro Astacio facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   46%  M McGwire       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  5   40%  R Lankford      Walk; McGwire to 2B
   O      12-  3   46%  P Plantier      Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   51%  R Gant          Popfly: 2B (Weak 2B)
   O      12-  4   57%  M Difelice      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Rockies 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Tied 1-1, Andy Benes facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   61%  A Galarraga     Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   OO     1--  4   52%  D Bichette      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   50%  V Castilla      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Rockies 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Pedro Astacio facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   53%  D Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   56%  A Benes         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   57%  R Clayton       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Rockies 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Tied 1-1, Andy Benes facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   54%  J Reed          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   52%  N Perez         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   50%  P Astacio       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Rockies 1.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Pedro Astacio facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   54%  J Berblinger    Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   56%  M McGwire       Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  3   41%  R Lankford      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  4   43%  P Plantier      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Rockies 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-2, Andy Benes facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   49%  W Weiss         Walk
          1--      57%  E Burks         Weiss Steals 2B; Weiss to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   RO     --3  7   55%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B; Weiss Scores/unER
   O      ---  1   52%  T Helton        Lineout: LF
   O      ---  6   50%  A Galarraga     Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Rockies 2.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Pedro Astacio facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   54%  R Gant          Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   47%  M Difelice      Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B to 1B); Difelice to 2B
          -2-  6   44%  D Bell          Walk
          12-  3   36%  A Benes         Hit By Pitch; Difelice to 3B; Bell to 2B
   O      123  1   47%  R Clayton       Lineout: SS
                  Willie McGee pinch hits for Jeff Berblinger batting 2nd
   O      123  1   60%  W McGee         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cardinals 2, Rockies 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Tied 2-2, Mark Petkovsek facing 5-6-7
                  Mark Petkovsek replaces Andy Benes pitching and batting 9th; Delino DeShields replaces Phil Plantier playing 2B batting 5th; Willie McGee moves to RF
   O      ---  6   56%  D Bichette      Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   60%  V Castilla      Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  6   65%  J Reed          Walk; Castilla to 2B
   OO     12-  2   50%  N Perez         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Rockies 2.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Pedro Astacio facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   55%  M McGwire       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  4   59%  R Lankford      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   62%  D DeShields     Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Rockies 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Tied 2-2, Mark Petkovsek facing 9-1-2
                  Quinton McCracken pinch hits for Pedro Astacio batting 9th
          ---  3   68%  Q McCracken     Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   66%  W Weiss         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); McCracken to 2B
   R      -2-  5   87%  E Burks         Double to CF (Fly Ball); McCracken Scores
   R      -2-  3   93%  T Helton        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Burks Scores
                  Brady Raggio replaces Mark Petkovsek pitching and batting 9th; Larry Walker pinch runs for Todd Helton batting 3rd
          1--  5   95%  A Galarraga     Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Walker to 3B
   R      1-3  1   98%  D Bichette      Double to LF (Fly Ball); Walker Scores; Galarraga to 3B
   RO     -23  1   98%  V Castilla      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Galarraga Scores; Bichette to 3B
   R      --3  6   99%  J Reed          Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Bichette Scores
                  Jose Bautista replaces Brady Raggio pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  7   99%  N Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
                  5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Rockies 7.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-7, Jerry Dipoto facing 6-7-8
                  Jerry Dipoto replaces Dante Bichette pitching and batting 5th; Ellis Burks moves to LF; Quinton McCracken moves to CF; Larry Walker moves to RF
          ---  6   98%  R Gant          Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
                  Scott Livingstone pinch hits for Mike Difelice batting 7th
          1--  1   96%  S Livingstone   Double to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Gant to 3B
                  Tom Lampkin pinch hits for David Bell batting 8th
   RO     -23  3   98%  T Lampkin       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Short LF); Gant Scores; Livingstone to 3B/Adv on E7
                  Dmitri Young pinch hits for Jose Bautista batting 9th
   RO     --3  5   99%  D Young         Groundout: 2B-1B; Livingstone Scores
          ---  5   99%  R Clayton       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--      98%  W McGee         Defensive Indifference; Clayton to 2B
          -2-  7   96%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  1  100%  M McGwire       Groundout: P-1B
        2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Rockies 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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